Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-néh₂
Proto-Indo-European
editEtymology
edit*-n- + *-éh₂, possibly reanalyzed from deadjectival nouns in *-nós (compare the zero-grade formation of *tn̥-néh₂), but with the ablaut pattern taken from *(o)-éh₂. In some cases thematicized from an n- or r/n-stem, e.g. *h₁osnéh₂.
Suffix
edit*(o)-néh₂ f
Inflection
editThematic in *-eh₂ | |||
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singular | |||
nominative | *(o)-néh₂ | ||
genitive | *(o)-néh₂s | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *(o)-néh₂ | *(o)-néh₂h₁(e) | *(o)-néh₂es |
vocative | *(o)-néh₂ | *(o)-néh₂h₁(e) | *(o)-néh₂es |
accusative | *(o)-nā́m | *(o)-néh₂h₁(e) | *(o)-néh₂m̥s |
genitive | *(o)-néh₂s | *? | *(o)-néh₂oHom |
ablative | *(o)-néh₂s | *? | *(o)-néh₂mos, *(o)-néh₂bʰos |
dative | *(o)-néh₂ey | *? | *(o)-néh₂mos, *(o)-néh₂bʰos |
locative | *(o)-néh₂, *(o)-néh₂i | *? | *(o)-néh₂su |
instrumental | *(o)-néh₂h₁ | *? | *(o)-néh₂mis, *(o)-néh₂bʰis |
Related terms
editDerived terms
editCategory Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-néh₂ not found
Further reading
edit- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell, § 6.66, page 131
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, §13.1.2, page 181